Call of Duty: Black Ops

 PlayStation 3
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1459 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 835 out of 1459
  2. Mixed: 357 out of 1459
  3. Negative: 267 out of 1459
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  1. AwesomeGamezXL
    Jan 21, 2016
    4
    I'll just come out and say it: to me it felt like this game was made just to make it just to make more money. It was fun at parts, funky at others (zombie-killing was a bit out there for co-op mode), and frankly difficult enough at parts to not be fun. It just felt like the creators knew they'd made just about a perfect FPS game in COD MW2 that they wanted to throw something out there toI'll just come out and say it: to me it felt like this game was made just to make it just to make more money. It was fun at parts, funky at others (zombie-killing was a bit out there for co-op mode), and frankly difficult enough at parts to not be fun. It just felt like the creators knew they'd made just about a perfect FPS game in COD MW2 that they wanted to throw something out there to continue riding the wave of success.

    I give it two (for fun) and three (for overall) stars because it was a standard "ok" FPS game. I gameshared with a PSN friend, and I gave him CS GO for it. I didn't hate it, but it did not feel like it was at all worth trading CS GO for. It felt like it was cheaply/quickly made to sell, which they succeeded in doing if one looks at the sales figures. I look at some of the positive reviews and wonder if people are just giving 10 stars out of some sense of loyalty to a franchise they love, or if they're being influenced by the high Metacritic rating from professional reviewers. I prefer honesty, which is why I gave the PS3 Bad Company 2 game a low score, even though I loved the first one.

    I won't even go into a "why do they create video games with the primary purpose to be for online gamers???" rant. I tried it briefly and it was not fun. 16 year olds shouting racist things at 12 year olds, constant disconnecting from matches and generally bad netcode, unoriginal smallish maps, getting annihilated constantly by people who I guess do nothing else with their lives than play online gaming 24/7.

    To note: I did not have any problems at all with any OFFLINE aspects. There was no freezing, lagging, or anything else, it all worked fine.

    The plot had a good overall sort of loosely based on history feel, which I liked probably most about this game.

    Bottom-line: This game felt contrived and designed simply with the mindset of making money more than being actually fun. As with any future Battlefield games, because of how little this actually WAS fun I will wait a few months to purchase or trade anything for any future Call of Duty games until I read reviews. I would not pay more than $5 for this game.    … Expand
  2. Lepstrung
    Jan 10, 2016
    1
    For 10 years old kids who thinks shooting people is cool. They made two useless sequels so kids could shoot more people. Everybody plays for zombie to kill zombies because its cool. Every cod is just pointless shooting. Just like this one
  3. ImInYourWalls
    Aug 2, 2023
    0
    Probably the best Call Of Duty game I've ever played. It feels linked to a story and actually gives good missions in the campaign, unlike the newer COD's, this game was actually very detailed and thought was present in the game. If I had to complain however, I would say that the movements feel a bit jittery and kind of difficult to use but other than that, I see no problem with the game (for now).
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#13 Best PS3 Game of 2010
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#4 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2010
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#19 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2010

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 58
  3. Negative: 0 out of 58
  1. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Jan 25, 2011
    90
    Call of Duty: Black Ops still represents one hell of a hefty package. It's bursting with hundreds of hours of entertainment that caters to every conceivable configuration of gamer out there, be they an adversarial gamer, a co-op connoisseur or a staunch offline soloist. [January 2011 p60]
  2. Gamekult
    Jan 18, 2011
    70
    By dint of obstinacy, Treyarch delivers probably its best with Black Ops Call of Duty to date - but probably not the best in the saga.
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  3. Cynamite
    Jan 16, 2011
    90
    There are more highlights in the first two missions of Black Ops, then in Medal of Honor. The requirements of Treyarch seemed to be better, than in the past few years. They made an interesting setting. In addition, there's a nice zombie mode and an overwhelming multiplayer. No doubt, this is Treyarchs best Call of Duty ever!
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